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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1963
Page
3
Visiting relatives fill house for Christmas in High Point area
Special correspondent notes numerous visitors and relatives during Christmas and holiday travel. Families named include Holemans, Frys, Fouchs, Kelley, Hacklers, Parrs, Grose, Liles, and Henleys among others visiting in homes across High Point and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Biddy
Richard Holeman
Drury Fry
Eugene Holemans
Big St
Parnell
B. B. Ainsworths
Arle
W. E. Blairs
Muleshoe
Arlie Keys
Kirkland
Jerry Conns
Tell
T. A. Holeman and Sons
Lubbock
C. O. Royal
Idalou
Mmes
Hattie Wright
Henry Pace
Amarillo
Ethel Long
Memoy
Mollie Fry
Amar
K. L. Fouch
Midland
Fouchs
Willard Mullens
Carrol Hunts
Jerry
O. C. McRae
Childress
Bill Richerson
O. T. Rothwells
Elbert Kelley
Bovina
Edd Free
Roul Barrons
Bill Kelley
Annie Bryant
Juanita Kelley
Kansas
Clyde Hacklers
Delmer Newmans
Denver Newman
Quanah
J. T. Newmans
Killeen
Monroe Hacklers
James Ray Hackler
Kim
Joy Hackler
Grady Parrs
Terry Parrs
Cleo Parr
Memphis
Bruce Parrs
Anna Beth Parr
McMurry College
Dorman Groseclose
Joe Liles
Edwin Wyatt
Snyder
Alton Sturdivant
Odessa
Patt Lynchs
Arthur Lee
Russel Statham
Leon Henleys
Laura Linn
Willis Cato
Lock
Aubry Dean Henleys
Garland
Best 11 TV Series of the Year End Roundups
UPI notes the annual year end roundups selecting eleven top television series in or out of prime time. Highlights include CBS Reports and The Twentieth Century with praise for Danny Kaye Show Espionage and East Side West Side for their quality and execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
UPI
CBS
Danny Kaye
Europe
Television critics praise diverse 1960s programs and personalities
The piece surveys TV show reputations from Rick Du Brow and G C Scott to Espionage East Side West Side and Richard Boone Anthology. It notes Hootenanny Jack Benny Show and ABC News Reports. It highlights the Harlen special with Gershwin, Horne, Garland and Cantor among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G C. Scott
Jack Paar
Aaa
Herbert
Chronicle
Richard Boone
Jack Benny
Channel Swim
Kennedy
ABC News
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Theodore H. White
Harold Arlen
Qver
The
Rainbow
George and Ira Gershwin
Lena Horne
Judy Garland
al Jolson
Irving Berlin
Bert Lahr
Jack Haley
Eddie Cantor
Epps Family Dinner Brings Together Extensive Amarillo Area Relatives
A weekend holiday dinner gathered numerous Epps family members in the home of H. W. Epps. Attendees included R. P. Williams and family from Amarillo, plus Coffey and Ward families and others from Wichita Falls Abilene Dallas Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epps
H. W. Epps
R. P. Williams
Barney Williams
Marilyn
Robert Williams
Bruce
Cynthia
Gerald Coffey
Terri
Jerry Epps
Vickie
D. C. Epps
Durward Epps
Tommy Joe
Hubert Ward
Dwaine
Jackie
Amarillo
Bernard English
Joyce
David
Charlie
Wichita Falls
Clay
Bryan
Cindy
Abilene
Joe Epps
Dallas
Hubert Freeman
Sherry
Waldo Epps
Childress
Weather extremes and birthday wishes in brief
The day’s low hit 23 below zero at Johnsburg Vermont and the high reached 82 in San Diego Miramar California. The notice also lists birthday wishes for several individuals and a New Year greeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
U.S. Weather Bureau
Johnsburg
San Diego
Miramar
Calif
Local Families and Guests Visit Neighbors Over Weekend
Household hosts Leta Henley and Leon Henley plus Bruce Parr welcomed guests at the Chett Reeves home including the Reeves family from Oklahoma City and the Dickie Reeves family from Lubbock. At the Adams residence guests included Jarvis Michael and Julia from San Antonio and other relatives from Amarillo and Estelline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leta Henley
Leon Henleys
Bruce Parr
Chett Reeves
C. L. Reeves
Oklahoma City
Roy Dean Philpott and Sons
Dickie Reeves
Lubbock
Wilber Witheys
Brownfield
Dave Brummetts Jr
Oklahoma
E. F. Adams
Jarvis Michiel
Julia
San Antonio
Ray Don Caldwells
Amar
Hospital Admission and Discharge List
Admitted: Mrs. Bettye Estes of Carey Joyce Havens Monday Garyin Monday Jack Tuesday Michelle Pickrel Monday Alvis Maddox Monday J F Sims Monday Mrs Marvin Dobbs Monday. Discharged: Johnny Myers Monday Albert Cochran Monday Mrs Etta Sartin Tuesday Jack Richardson of Dallas Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettye Estes
Carey
Monda
Joyce Havens
Garyin
Debrand
Jack
Michelle Pickrel
Alvis Maddox
J. F. Sims
Marvin Dobbs
Johnny Myers
Albert Cochran
Etta Sartin
Jack Richardson
Dallas
Locals Share Holiday Trips and Visits Across States
Local residents list holiday travels and family visits. Frank Ehrle Jr. left for SMU after holidays with his parents. Don Scott returned to base in Abilene after weekend with family. Other notices include trips to Hobbs New Mexico and Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Frank Ehrle, Jr
SMU
Joe Potts
Pete Smith
Bill Moates
Thorn
W. A. Morrows
Nellington
Charles T. Scott
James
Amarillo
Don Scott
Charles Scotts, Jr
Abilene
Tom Hardin
John Casebier
Hobbs
New Mex
Kathy
Richard Stephens
Dallas
Bill Stephens
Richard
A. E. Stephens
John Barringer
Jeff
Indianapolis
Ind
Marvin Weir
Bob Whitfield
Newton
Kans
Larkin Wallis
Bert Hargrave
Ruidosa
Northfield Visitor Passes Through Childress En Route Northward
Local note reports a Northfield visitor passing through Childress today while traveling to Wichita Falls to celebrate New Year’s with friends. It also mentions Mrs Leg Polston of Norwalk California visiting her parents Mr and Mrs M E Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfield
Childress
Wichita Falls
Leg Polston
Norwalk
Calif
M. E. Jones
McNamara Targets Major Navy Yard Cuts in 1965
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara plans to trim defense spending by at least 1 billion dollars and reduce civilian defense jobs to about 950,000. He announced in Johnson City Texas that the 1965 fiscal year will implement cuts after December base closings. About 90,000 work at the 11 big naval yards, with 30 percent excess capacity. four yards may close in fiscal 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Pentagon
McNamara
Johnson City
Tex
Defense
Rockefeller Family Ties Highlight Governor Marriage
The article notes Mary Clark Rockefeller, 36, married the governor on May 4 1963 after divorcing Dr Murphy of Tarrytown N Y. It recalls her late husband David Rockefeller’s son Michael died in 1961 in New Guinea and mentions the governor’s prior divorce on March 16 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Clark Rockefeller
Michael C. Rockefeller
New Guinea
Rockefeller
Murphy
Tarrytown
N.Y
Rockefellers
Khrushchev signals easing of Cold War tensions
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev proposed steps to reduce arms race tensions. The plan included mutual force reductions, a NATO Warsaw Pact non aggression pact, and nuclear weapons restraint with zones free of nukes. Western papers welcomed the mood but cautioned over distrust and Berlin at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Berlin
Khrushchev
Moscow
London
Daily Mail
Guardian of Manchester
London Daily Sketch
Cuba
Nikita Khrushchev
Times of London
Polio IIs Tamed In Texas In 1963 Says Health Officials
The polio scourge of the 1950s is said to be tamed in Texas for 1963 with eight cases and no deaths. Dr J E Peavy state health commissioner notes seven million Texans received Sabin oral vaccines and commends county medical societies for vaccine distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Apt
Texas
Salk
Grant Burton
Health Department
Snowy start to year for eastern U S
The weather bureau forecasts colder and snowier conditions than normal for the eastern United States in the opening month of the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Washington
UPI
Weather Bureau
University of California Expands as Nation’s Largest Campus System
Berkeley report details UC growth under President Clark Kerr with seven campuses and 70 locations serving 5790 full time students. It highlights federal funding, 2707 research projects, Nobel laureates, and centers at Davis Irvine and Santa Cruz including the Oxford-style residential colleges to prioritize undergraduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Caiif
University of California
Edward Teller
Wheeling
W. Va
Clark Kerr
Pennsylvania
Kerr
Universities of America
Intellect
California Defense Industries
Defense Department
Davis
Irvine
Santa Cruz
Suewho Crowned 1964 Maid of Cotton In Dallas
Suewho wins over 20 contestants to become 1964 Cotton Maid of Cotton. She receives a new car and an all cotton wardrobe plus a global trip as cotton’s ambassador. Alternates are Carolyn Adair and Loren Ormand. Duties begin with a Dallas Cotton Bowl appearance on New Year’s Day and extend to a New York wardrobe fitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton
Carolyn Adair
Memphis
Loren Ormand
Dow Jones Averages Rise With Broad Market Gains
The Dow Jones averages show gains across all major indices with the 30 industrials up 3.83 to 763.73, the 20 rails up 1.04 to 178.27, the 15 utilities up 0.51 to 138.41, and the 65 stocks up 1.32 to 268.07. Volume through 1 p.m. reaches 3,540,000 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Indus
Cigarette Consumption Rises in United States in 1963
Washington reports that cigarettes smoked in 1963 reached about 508.2 billion with a 3 percent rise from 1962, marking the seventh straight year of increased smoking. The Agriculture Department notes shifts toward tailor-made and roall-your-own products and a decline in pipe tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Secans
Iion
Desni
Ing
United States
Agriculture Department
Television Guide Chronology From Texomaland Stations
A dense TV schedule listing daily programs across KFDX Channel 10 KFDX Channel 3 KGNC TV Channel 4 KVII Channel 7 and KAUZ Channel 6 with a full slate of morning to late night shows. It includes Today Rose Parade Weather Tournament of Roses Parade The Pioneers Captain Kangaroo Welcome lines and news broadcasts along with soap operas game shows sitcoms and sports. The document preserves station blocks and program times for a typical broadcast day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KFD
Amarillo College
TV Ten
Freddie the Fireman
Capt. Kangaroo
the McCoys
Pete and
Gladys
Jim Pratt
KFDX
Warren
Soeta
Kgnc - TV
Kauz TV
KVII
Jack LaLanne
Ernie Ford
General Hospital
Maor Adams
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Wakefield
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Rick du Brow
Hi—Low
Ross Butler
Ann Clements
J. H. Garner
Jimmy Curtis
Anneth Melton Franklin Moore Larkin Wallis
J. W. Hamilton
Lillian Clifton
Anne McNairy
Hargrave
Hospital News
Rocky
C. B. Sikes Insurance
Commerce Street
Nikie
Russia
Maria Goep- Mayer
Rofessor
Oreat
Sue
Dow-Jones
Wakefield Appliance Center
Ave
Betmar
Ae Mae
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